Father who received assistance with his kids now pays it back

12:24 AM,
Jun. 16, 2013

Brian Brinkmoeller reads to children at the Children Inc. Learning Center at River Ridge Elementary School in Villa Hills.

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There was a time as a young, single dad, Brian Brinkmoeller raced from work in Oakley to Covington to pick up two of his daughters from school, dropped them off at home without a caregiver and headed back to work.

A neighbor would peek in on Kelly, 11, and Lauren, 9, periodically after Brinkmoeller left.

"I'd say a Hail Mary and pray that they wouldn't burn down the house," recalled Brinkmoeller, now 54 and living in Villa Hills. ...